Machine for smoothing edges of cuffs and collars



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P. E. PAY. MACHINE FOR SMOOTHING EDGES 0F GUPFS AND G'OLLARSY No. 580,819.

Patented Apr. 13, 1897.

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FRED E. FAY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MACHINE FOR SMOOTHING EDGES OF CUFFS AND COLLARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,819, dated April 13, 1897.

Application filed May 18, 1896.

. To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be'it known that I, FRED E. FAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of 'Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Smoothing the Edges of Cuifs and Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements upon machines for ironing the edges of cu ifs and collars, in which a heated revolving cylindrical body is provided with peripheral grooves in which the edge of the cuif or collar is to be inserted to smooth the same.

My invention relates to improvements by which to greatly increase the efficiency of the machine and the convenience and facility with which the work can be done, and also provide for the smoothing of the internal a11- gles of the collar.

An object of my invention is to greatly increase the convenience and facility of adjusting the edge of the collar in the groove, thus to increase the rapidity with which the work can be done. In this relation my invention comprises an ironing-machine in which the rotating head has a peripheral groove the lower wall of which is wider than the upper Wall and projects to form a stop, rest, and guide for catching the end or collar and guiding the edge thereof into the groove.

The improved rotating smoothing-head which I have invented is conical and stepped upon its upper face and has around each of the steps a peripheral groove, and the gasburner or other suitable means for heating the head is applied beneath the head. By this arrangement of the gas-burner the operator is given perfectly free access to all parts of the top of the head.

In my machine the under side of the head is provided with an annular groove into which the flame from the gas-burner is projected.

Another distinguishing feature of my invention is that the whole top or upper surface of the circular rotary head is utilized for operating on the cuff or collar. It terminates at the top in a small button or knob having a small neck or spindle which will approximately fit into the internal angles of a collar, thus to smooth the edges of same,

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and I thereby provide for smoothing all parts of the edges of collars and cuffs.

By preference the rotating head is coneshaped and is provided with a number of steps, each of which is provided with a pe ripheral groove. By this means I provide for subjecting the edges of the cuff or collar to the action of various heated surfaces, respectively more or less sharply curved, thereby to more readily smooth edges which differ from each other in the degree of roughnessthat is to say, one collar to be smoothed may be but slightly rough along the edge, while the next one maybe very rough orsaw-edged. An object of my invention is to provide means for smoothing each of these collars with the utmost speed. YVith the case of the slightlyroughened collar its edge is inserted into one of the grooves around the base or largest portion of the head, the annular Wall of which moves with greater speed and also simultaneously acts on a greater extent of edge than the walls of grooves having less radii, and the smoothing is therefore rapidly accomplished; but in case the edge of the cuff or collar is rougher it will first be inserted into one of the grooves nearer the top of the conical head, and the curvature of the walls of which is sharper, and therefore acts upon a less extent of the edge at any one time and the more readily bends down the projections and either partially or wholly smoothes the edge. In order to make the edge perfectly true, it may be finally inserted into the groove having the greatest radius and the work be thereby finished.

It is an object of my invention to provide plenty of room at the machine to enable two persons to smooth collars or cuffs at the same machine at the same time without interfering with each other in the work, and this I accomplish by the machine herein set forth, in which the head is wholly supported from below the table and the machinery for rotating the head and the appliance for heating the head are also located wholly beneath the surface of the table.

By my invention I am able to avoid all obstructions which will interfere with the workman, and since the said head is provided with series of steps and terminates at the top in the button with the small neck two operators, one on each side of the table, can, without interfering with each other, simultaneously use the same head for smoothing cuffs or collars. The operatives will use the spindle or neck alternately.' One will use the lower grooves at the same time the other one uses the spindle, and vice versa.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of my invention ready for operation. Fig. 2 is a frag mental vertical mid-section of the same on line 2 2, Fig. 1, looking to the left. Fig. 3 is a fragmental vertical section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmental plan showing the mode of smoothing the internal angle of a collar. The spindle l is sectioned on line 4: 4, Figs. 2 and 3.

A indicates the revolving head, the upper face of which is stepped and provided with grooves a, into which the edge of the cuff or collar may be inserted to be ironed, and having at its top a small neck or spindle 1 for smoothing the internal angles of the collar. The head terminates at the top in a pointed button 2 above the spindle 1. The head A is solid and cone-shaped and is stepped, and each step is provided with a groove ct. The lower wall I) of each groove projects to form a stop, rest, and guide for the cuff or collar to be smoothed, so that in practice the operator will be able to instantly insert the edge of the cuff or collar into the groove by only two movements of the handviz., first, a downward movement to bring the cuff or collar onto one of the ledges of the head, and

then a horizontal movement to push the edge of the cuff or collar into the groove pertaining to such ledge. lVhen the ledge has thus been inserted into the groove, the operator will rapidly draw it back and forth along the groove and against the revolving curved inner wall thereof, thus to perfectly smooth the edge.

0 indicates a moistener which is attached to the top of the table D in position. to be easily reached by the operator, who, before inserting the edge of the cuff or collar into the groove, will draw such edge along the moistening-pado, thus to moisten the edge immediately before ironing the same. The moistener consists of a cup, (marked 0,) with one or more cones of cheese-cloth fastened on pins 0, which project up from the bottom of the cup 0.

3 indicates an annular groove in the under face of the revolving head, and into this groove the gas-burner E is arranged to direct its flame. The head A is mounted on top of a revolving shaft F, driven by a beveled wheel G, which in turn is driven by a beveled wheel H, mounted on a horizontal axle I, having a pulley J, driven by a belt K.

L indicates the standard, which supports the table, the revolving head, and the driving mechanism.

The table D is provided with a circular hole d, in which the lowest and largest step of the table fits and revolves. From the under side of the head an annular collar 4: depends to form the outer wall of the groove 3 and confine the flame from the gas-burner E to cause the same to heat the head. The head is provided in its under side with a central socket 5, which fits upon the top of shaft F, so that the head can be removed from and replaced upon the shaft. The head fits tight enough upon the shaft so that thereby, in conjunction with the pinions, the shaft is held from slipping down.

M indicates an oil-tube leading from the face of the table to the boxing N of the shaft F to oil the bearing.

The small button or knob 2 at the top of the head is not in the way of the operators and serves to hold the edge of the cuff or collar in position against the spindle 1 during the operation of smoothing the internal angle of the collar.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a vertical rotating shaft; means for rotating the shaft; a circular head fixed on the top of such shaft and being solid and stepped on its upper face and having around the steps respectively a'peripheral groove; and the heating appliance arranged beneath the head to heat it.

2. In an ironing-machine for smoothing the edges of cuffs and collars the cone-shaped revolving head having its upper face stepped and provided with peripheral grooves around the steps respectively.

3. An ironing-machine comprising a circular rotating head having a peripheral groove the walls of which are adapted to be heated and to smooth the cuff or collar at its edge and the lower wall of which groove is wider than the upper wall and projects to form a stop, rest and guide for the cuffs and collars.

at. In a machine for ironing the edges of collars, a circular rotary head having its up per face stepped and provided with peripheral grooves and terminating at the top in a but ton or knob having. a small neck to approXimately fit into the internal angles of the collar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The machine for smoothing the edges of cuffs and collars provided with a vertical rotating shaft and a gas-burner arranged near such shaft; and a solid circular head having its upper face stepped and provided with peripheral grooves and in its under side a central socket to fit the upper end of the shaft, and an annular groove to receive the flame from the gas-burner,

FRED E. FAY.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, ALFRED I. TOWNSEND.

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